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Summary: Who's Gay?
Review: Sometimes you just need to laugh. Let it all out and have a good time with a silly, disposable piece of fluff like Scary Movie 3. I was never really a huge fan of the series, although I enjoyed the original and pretty much had no feeling whatsoever for the misguided Part 2. So, what's on target this time?. What's the plot?. Our young heroine Cindy Campbell(the returning, and lovely, Anna Faris from SM 1 and 2), is now a reporter for the local news. She stumbles onto a hot story about crop circles and alien invasions, after this phenomena lands on the farm of a man and his brother(Charlie Sheen and Simon Rex), in a hysterical spoof of "Signs". There is also a weird videotape going around that after you watch it, you get a phone call saying "seven days" and you die in that amount of time. Cindy believes that the two things are somehow connected. Besides "Signs", the big movie parodied here is "The Ring", and the filmmakers manage to really hit spot on with the spoof of that film. Blonde Playboy bombshells Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson appear in the film's opening minutes mimicking the opening minutes of "The Ring". Others who appear in the film include a dreadlocked Anthony Anderson, Camryn Manheim, Jeremy Piven, Ja Rule, Macy Gray, George Carlin, Eddie Griffin, Queen Latifah, and D.L. Hughley, among others. Sheen's real life wife Denise Richards has a cameo, and in a bit of inspired casting, Leslie Nielsen as the president. Nielsen is always a pleasure, but he does look like he has aged a bit. The only other holdover from the previous SM films is Regina Hall as Brenda. No matter what happens to her in other SM films, Brenda always manages to find her way back into each installment, and it is nice to have Hall back. Even though she gets a pretty short role this time out, she is always fun to watch. Other films getting the spoof treatment here include "8 Mile", "The Others", and "The Matrix" films. It's funny that the one thing that got the series back into some kind of shape and made it better than the original was no longer having the original creators, The Wayans clan, on board. The maestro of spoof, David Zucker, is the one on board this time. The genius behind the "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" films, is calling the shots, with Pat Proft, he of "Hot Shots" fame and others, on script duty. That alone is enough to give this film a look. The film, while still coming across as a hodepodge, slapped together kind of film, is more solidly backed up and filmed than the second one. The cast is a lot better, and there's just a better vibe here. The jokes and gags come fast and furious, and some completely fall flat. Like most others have said, this isn't a problem since there will be a handful more in the coming seconds and minutes and they usually hit the target. There's nothing wrong with harmless pieces of transparent fluff like this. The chance of letting one's self relax and just get silly is always a welcomed pleasure. Scary Movie 3 was intended as nothing more than escapism and it achieves that. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Summary: Third Time's a Charm and better than the second one
Review: I enjoyed Scary Movie 3 and I found it better than the second but the first one is the best out of the whole series.Alot of parts you will laugh your ass off and some parts that are dumb, but this a movie worth watching.
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Summary: WONDERFUL
Review: Despite the fact that this movie isn't as good as the first, it is about ten times as good as the second. This is my second-to-favorite movie,and is one of my most-watched movies. It makes fun of The Matrix, The Ring, Signs, and 8 Mile. This is a must-see. I saw this movie twice in one day, and I liked it both times! The movie that is my favorite movie is Scary Movie.
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Summary: THE RING AROUND THE MATRIX SIGNS
Review: Without the participation of the Wayans Brothers, SCARY MOVIE 3, helmed by the talented David Zucker, is not as crude, crass, or sexually ignited film the first two were...and that's to its credit. Although not quite as hilarious as the first, it far surpasses no. 2, and with Zucker's trademark AIRPLANE/NAKED GUN humor, the jokes are fast and furious. I agree that the 8 MILE spoof was unnecessary, and very little humor was elicited during any of the rap sequences. Again, in an attempt to keep and lure youngsters, this was probably injected for commercial use rather than creative. Some of the best gags involve Brenda's battle with the evil girl in the living room, while friend Cindy doesn't believe her because Brenda's been pulling some pretty sick gags on her prior to this attack. There is a continued use of gags that might be considered in poor taste: the abomination that happens to Brenda at the wake; the inclusion of a priest who obviously has designs on young Cody; and the Michael Jackson lookalike all test the good taste warning, but I have to admit (shame, shame) they were funny.
Of the cast, the good ones: Anna Faris (always the heart and soul of the Scary Movies); Queen Latifah (hilarious as the Oracle); Leslie Nielsen (a wonderfully confused president); Jeremy Piven (the newscaster with the looks and not the brains); Drew Mikuska (Cody, the little kid who gets whopped around in road runner violence); Regina Hall (her Brenda will be missed if any more sequels come); Denise Richards (Charlie Sheen's real-life, who has a pretty funny dying scene); Charlie Sheen (he tries so hard to be serious, he's hilarious); and of course Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy in the movie's opener where they parody Pamela and Tommy Lee's home video.
The movie hits its mark and it misses some too. Thank God they didn't use the alternate Hulk ending included in deleted scenes; it was interminably long and not very funny.
SCARY MOVIE 4? Probably...let's hope it's as entertaining as this one!
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Summary: Flat out Terrible!!!!!
Review: This movie is just to prove that not all good things comes in threes. While this movie may have others leaving them in stitches, it had me looking at watch constantly hoping that it will end real soon. I prefer the first Scary Movie over this piece of crap any day. The very month when "Scary Movie" came out in the theaters 4 years ago I watched it 3 times. I lost track of how times I watched it on DVD. The second one could have been better but at least it's not as lame as the third one. I just don't get it when other's claim this is funnier than the first one. Must be the same people who thought that "Goldmember" was hilarious. The sad thing is that there is talk about releasing a fourth "Scary Movie".
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Summary: A laugh riot!!
Review: This movie had me in stitches! This third effort is the best of the three movies. With the help of one of the Zucker brothers, this movie actually makes this so much better than what the Wayans did in the last two films. Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson are a hoot. But it's Leslie Nielsen who steals the show as the President! Watch and laugh out loud!
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Summary: BETTER THAN SCARY MOVIE 2...
Review: "Scary Movie 3" parodies a number of scare flicks. Viewer who have seen certain movies, such as "Signs", "The Ring", and "The Matrix", will better understand some of the jokes and sight gags around which the thin story line revolves. Unfortunately, the film loses some of its focus, as it digresses into a parody of Eminem's film "8 Mile", which is not a scary movie. Still, the movie has an impressive cast, boasting such luminaries as Pamela Anderson and her pneumatic breasts, Jenny McCarthy, Charlie Sheen, Camryn Manheim, Jeremy Piven, Anna Faris, Simon Rex, George Carlin, Queen Latifah, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Cowell (as himself), and a whole slew of music stars, including Macy Gray ( as herself). The plot line is quite thin, however, as it revolves around a cute, air headed reporter, Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), who is interested in the crop circles found on the farm of a former clergyman named Tom (Charlie Sheen), who lives on the farm with his brother, George (Simon Rex), a budding would be rapper. Cindy believes that the aliens who made the crop circles have a connection to a mysterious video tape that ensures the death of its viewer within seven days. The President of the United States (Leslie Nielsen) becomes involved in this falderal, when alien invasion seems imminent. This movie is not for everyone. It has some really funny moments, such as Simon Cowell's turn as a music critic in a rap club, where he finally gets his just desserts. Queen Latifah is terrific as "The Oracle", as is George Carlin as "The Architect". Leslie Nielsen reigns supreme as our daffy president. The interjection of a Michael Jackson look-a-like is pretty funny, though I am sure Michael Jackson himself would disagree, as the pedophile innuendo is, indeed, a little jarring. One of the children in the film, Cody (Drew Mikuska), who has a number of funny moments due to his ability to read minds, is likewise subject to a lot of outright physical violence in the movie, a concept that I found very disturbing and not at all funny. There is, however, quite a bit of slapstick and a lot of sight gags. Everything is fair game. I think that the movie would have been a lot better had it kept its original focus and not digressed into a parody of "8 Mile", as it diluted the premise of the film. This film is almost as funny as the first Scary Movie and funnier than the second one, though that is not saying much. Everyone gives excellent performances. The problem with the film is that it ends up being neither fish nor fowl. So, it ultimately is not as good as it should have been, given the cast with which it is blessed. The DVD has excellent audio and visuals. It provides the usual film commentary, as well as quite a number of deleted scenes with commentary. There is also an alternate ending in which a parody of the Hulk is interjected. All I can say is that it is a good thing that another ending was filmed. The bottom line is that one should rent this film before buying it.
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Summary: Best Scary Movie Yet
Review: I saw snippets of the first one and saw the whole sequel. I found them to be disgusting. I hate teen movies and their explicit sex jokes. They're just not funny. But as soon as I saw the commercial for this one, I said to myself that this was going to be the one. The actually funny Scary Movie. New director, new actors, cleaner but funnier humor. This movie actually had class: hilarious sight gags, a story that actually made sense and didn't just hold all of the jokes together, and good acting. This isn't a four-star movie. I can't imagine any "Scary Movie" in the future that's not going to be put down by critics. Yes, there were some disturbing scenes (Michael Jackson, the Reverend) but after they were done, they were done! The rest of the movie was great. I am actually hoping that there will be a new "Scary Movie" every year, because starting this year it is a treat to watch these guys poke fun at this year's movies. Don't see the first two. You don't need to. This isn't a "trilogy". They are seperate movies with separate stories, and this one is by far the best.
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Summary: A Few Laughs, But Very Boring At Times
Review: The slapstick-person-gets-creamed comedy is pretty funny at times, but the rest of the movie can become a bit boring. I think the opening scenes were the most lame: One big-busted blonde telling another big-busted blonde the channel changer won't work because it's backwards, but she can't figure out how to turn it around, etc. Pathetic humor was rampant in this film. There are a few scenes where the little boy in the movie gets smashed up that I found pretty humorous. All in all, if you like this type of low-budget humor, you'll probably enjoy the film. But if your just about sick of movies like this, you'll be just as sick with this one. See ya next review!
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Summary: Noticed why you liked this one better?
Review: If you havent figured it out, the director of this film was david zucker. familiar? Airplane!? Baseketball? yeah, this is that guy. i thought it was great, and even though i still like the wayans brothers, i still liked this scary movie best of all.
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